Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.31.12

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her

Ephesians 5:25 

Pray
Father thank You for the love You share with me. That love overflows into the lives of other people I love and grow to love increasingly. Father let me love as deep and with as strong a commitment as Your son Jesus loves. Let me see the world as You intend, and let me approach life as You command. In Your name I pray for courage as I take my next step towards being more like Jesus. Amen.

Reflection
Imagine how life would be, how our world would be if men and women truly loved each other with the purpose, passion, devotion, honesty, conviction, and commitment as Jesus loves us. Think of a world without infidelity, abuse, dishonesty, violence, and cruelty. That would be a world that really represented God’s Kingdom. How can we impact our personal lives if we made an effort to be honest, faithful, committed, loving, and caring? Think about it and then share your thoughts. Enjoy your last day of January! Let’s get ready for February!!!

Love, 

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.30.12

Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. 

John 10:37 

Pray
Father as You continue to mold me, let me see the err in my ways, and fill my heart with the courage to fix my wrongs and work passionately to never repeat them. Free me Father from having a forked tongue, speaking one way that appears righteous and good, then moments later having the vocabulary of the vilest of people. 

I want to be more like Jesus, more like Moses, more like Joshua, Miriam, Bathsheba, and other honorable followers of Your light. I don’t want to just say I’m a Christian, take part in Christian activities, or attend church for the effect or affect, but rather I want to act, behave, think, and speak as You would expect of me. Mold me Father. Mold me. Amen.

Reflection
Until we speak, think, act, and live our lives like Jesus and as God expects then who can really trust that we are true believers and followers of Christ, and that we walk as Christ does? We must change our ways in order to see change in the world.

Love,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.27.12

But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. You see that  a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone. As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. 

James 2:18, 19, 24, 26 

Pray
Father what can I do today to prove my devotion, faith, and trust in You? What can I do to show my desire to be a committed and righteous follower of Christ and ambassador to and for Your Kingdom? Show me who I can help today, who can I bless through the blessings You have bestowed upon me. Who can I lend a shoulder or ear to in their time of need? I give all thanks to You and Jesus, and in Your names I pray. Amen.

Reflection
Just don’t talk the talk, walk the walk. To receive grace you must give it, to receive favor you must share it, to desire forgiveness you must forgive others, be a helper to receive help in return, and if you want an abundance of blessings you must freely give to others. It’s easy to say, “I’m a Christian. I’m a believer…” but how are you living and who are you following? Are you walking around like Jesus or Judas Iscariot? It takes more courage to walk the walk, and be who you claim to be. Who are you?

Love your sister in Christ,

Natasha

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.26.12

Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. 

Proverbs 12:20  

Pray
Father thank You for another day of life here on Earth. Thank You for the abundance of blessings, those I see and acknowledge, and those that I’m too naive to note. 

Father I pray that You continue to touch my heart, to mold me, and to breathe patience, love, purity, and joy into me. 

For those who would deceive or harm me, let me not stoop to their level, instead let me always raise my head above their dark clouds and step over their pit of drama. Whomever near or far who has evil thoughts against me, disdain for me, or a lack of respect for me, please touch their hearts Father. And touch mine also so that I do not focus and place attention on the qualities they lack, or what they are doing, have done, or could do to me—but rather let me see them as You do–as one of Your children.

Let me seek You in all times, that I might choose to always  walk in peace and not discord. There will always be moments in life that I am tested, tried, and pushed–but in those times please fill my heart with the light of forgiveness so that I do not carry someone else’s burden and make them my own.

In Jesus, the wayshower’s name, I pray to You. Amen.

Reflection
Focus on having a pure heart and mind, and not on what others are doing or not doing. While you pass judgment you leave yourself open and vulnerable to fall into their same pit of despair. Instead by protecting your heart and mind from negativity, evil, and darkness you can then pour an abundance of love on others, even your real or perceived enemies. Let your joy cast out their pain. 

Yes, it is difficult. If it were easy we would all be doing it and there would be no adultery, incest, addiction, murders, rape, abuse, assault, or wars. You have to work each day to be a better person, a better child and ambassador of our heavenly Father Mother. 

Be the example you want to see in others and in the world. 

Don’t lie or cheat because you were lied and cheated on. Don’t be abusive because someone abused you. Don’t steal because you feel robbed and empty. God knows who is faithful, loyal, trusting and trustworthy, loving, and honorable. He also knows who isn’t. 

There is NOTHING He doesn’t know, see, or hear.

Look inside yourself and then pray that the same qualities Jesus possesses are molded into your very essence, so that you can walk through each day more like him. 

Lovingly,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.25.12

Since you trust in your deeds and riches, you too will be taken captive….

Jeremiah 48:7 

Pray
Father I pray to remain focused; focused on You and focused on being fearless, trustworthy, honest, and loving. It is not my will but Yours that makes all things happen, for You grant me the freedom to make decisions, with the desire that I follow Your path not my own. 

Father I understand that by claiming my success as a product of my own doing, that I am dishonoring You and actually positioning myself for potential failure. I understand that chasing money instead of patiently waiting for Your favor to bring me financial wealth, sets me up for failure and a lack of internal or external wealth. I want my full trust in You, not me or someone else. I want my trust in You to express my understanding that all genuine gifts and blessings can only come from You, and anything else I rebuke. Lovingly I pray for Your continued molding. Amen.

Reflection
Trust in God not humans to love you unconditionally, make a way out of no way, to reveal the truth, to bless you, and to make you a better person. When you focus on “me, myself, and I” and on getting or staying “rich”, then you are actually spiritually bankrupt and risk becoming financially bankrupt. 

Trust God to reveal the truth about yourself and about others, you don’t need to dig or pry, you just need to ask Him. When the truth is revealed you have to choose whether to follow Him to freedom, joy and peace, or choose your own path. Ask God to mold the best of you to the surface so that you can best reflect Him in your daily walk. Ask God to press out and do away with the things about you that aren’t a representation of His goodness. Ask God to bring only good to you and bring out only the good in you.

Love your sister in Christ,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.24.12

It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. 

Psalm 118:9 

Pray
Father I put my trust in You that You will reveal all things, always show me the Truth, always direct my path, never lead me astray or leave me by the side. You have always proven my intuition to be my direct and closest connection to and with You, and the more I rely upon that connection the more You reveal to me. Nothing or no one can be a mystery to me Father because You are the mystery solver, rock turner, eye opener, ceiling crasher…the all in all. For that and more I say thank You and I love You. Humbly I serve You. Amen.

Reflection
Whatever you want revealed to you, whatever truth you want discovered, just pray and put your trust in God to show you fully and expediently. He will always come through for you.

Love,

Natasha  

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.20.12

“Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” 

Luke 18:17

Pray
Father today I see even more of Your awesomeness through the blessings I have received and those received by others, and in the innocence of children. I want to walk fearlessly through life like a small child. I want to see the world, laugh and play like a child does. I want to embrace love, and embrace my fellow brothers and sisters lovingly like a child…pure and without regret. Show me how Father. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Reflection
Look in the eyes of a child and then look at your own in the mirror, if you don’t see and feel that joy, purity, authenticity, and sense of being protected– then you need to ask our Heavenly Father to help restore your childlike essence. Once you do, prepare yourself to be amazed!

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.19.12

In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 

John 16:23 

Pray 
Father thank You. Thank You for today, for my life, and for my loved ones. I am blessed and highly favored because of You, and because Your son Jesus showed me the way to You, and keeps me in line with Your vision for me. You know my heart and You know my desires, those that I need and those that I merely want. You have blessed me in times I wasn’t expecting it, and You made me wait for certain gifts until You knew I was ready with baskets to be filled. I thank You. 

Thank You for sending people in my life as a lesson in discernment, for there have been people that You knew I could trust and rely on, and that there would be some wolves in sheep clothing waiting to pounce on me and my dreams. The closer I get to You, the stronger my discernment becomes, and I thank You Father. 

Please rid me of fear and negativity. Please fill me with Your light and love. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Reflection
What you ask for you receive. The question is, are you asking for the right things or are you allowing certain things to manifest out of fear or greed? We must always think about this using our heart, and ask in a way we think Jesus would, and have faith that God will provide those things we need the most.

Someone extremely close to me that I love dearly had a need and they didn’t know how to solve an extremely huge money issue. I told that person that God had it handled, that they just had to pray and believe. The next day ideas rolled into their mind. Almost two weeks later the money issue has basically been resolved. Don’t tell me what God can’t or won’t do. 

Once you believe and know that you are blessed and highly favored, you walk in the confidence of God’s light, with the wisdom to cast away fear and doubt. It is not arrogance or being pompous to claim your blessings and the Father’s favor in your life. By declaring it, you are now a living and walking testament to His Word and to His promise. By declaring it, you stand as an example before and for Christ. 

To build God’s Kingdom, to spread the Word, to heal the world, we must testify and we must let others know that we are blessed and highly favored–because what we have earned, learned and overcome is only due to His will and grace. 

Are you ready to testify? 

Love your sister in Christ,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.17.12

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

1 John 4:18

Pray
This same day last year Father, I prayed on and shared this passage with Your children, and reflected on fear and its inability to be of and by You. 

Fear and love just as fear and faith cannot co-exist. I cannot live truthfully and righteously in love or faith if fear is present, and the same is true in reverse. 

Since we are Your children and Your reflection, and You are perfect–then we too are perfect and have no reason to fear. 

Father if I put my total trust in You there is an immediacy in seeing the Truth, immediacy in my healing, and in overcoming my fears and challenges. The abundance I seek is mine once I let go of fear and embrace love and faith. 

I want to experience true love Father as You know it, and as You want me to see it, feel it, and know it. I want to walk in authentic faith without question, hesitation, or selfish motives. I want to experience the growth and satisfaction that comes from skydiving with You, letting go, and surrendering every care and concern to You. 

You know my struggles, fears, pain, frustration, sins, and what is in my heart and mind. Help me to take my next step towards freedom. Help me to take my next step towards truly understanding, embracing and living in, with, and for love. Help me Father. I praise Your name today as all days. Amen.

Reflection
I try to not repeat the same scriptures shared from previous postings, even from years ago. I believe that the Bible has more than a lifetime of passages to pray and reflect on. Today however, something happened that motivated me to share this one again. As I was searching and seeking out passages that would hit home for me, that would help me to drive down fear, I ran across this passage. When I checked my notes and discovered I had shared this before, I at first decided to move on and find another passage. Then I saw the date. 

What’s the likelihood that exactly one year from the date of my post that I would select the exact same passage, dealing with the exact same issues?

Except this time, this year, something in me is different; there is growth, maturity, resolve, and a determination to finally embrace my truth–God’s Truth–for me–for all of us.  That truth is, that we have nothing to fear. We shouldn’t even fear the concept of fear, or being consumed by it.

Some things we overcome immediately or in a short period of time, some things require longer amounts of time as we struggle to face reality that no matter how much we claim to be control freaks we have absolutely no control over God. Then for some of us it takes a lifetime to get to the point where we finally face and rebuke what we feared most. Others leave this realm consumed by fear. 

Now I can tell this reflection may get deep and lengthy so please keep walking with me as we work this out together. 

I’ve always feared being hurt, betrayed, losing a loved one, failure, and at times success (now how’s that for a twist?). For as long as I can recall I’ve feared death, never getting married and having children, obesity, and quite possibly even poverty (but not that much).

What do you fear? What did you used to fear that you eventually overcame?

What I’ve come to fully realize is that as long as I fear these things they will always and most certainly manifest in my life. But also, that some things just happen. Someone will hurt and betray me, I will fail at some things and succeed at others, and I will lose loved ones either in failed relationships or in death. So why fear these things? 

So I check off those boxes.

While at the same time, I’ve never been obese, so why wouldn’t I think that with continued exercise and healthy living that I wouldn’t remain in a healthy weight range? So why fear obesity? 

So I check that box off.

 God has always blessed me financially with what I needed most when I needed it most. He’s blessed me with family and friends who would never let me go without or live on the streets. He’s blessed me to live comfortably even in uncomfortable times, so why fear poverty?

Box checked. 

As far as children go, there are plenty of options that God will present when the time is right. Now the marriage thing, well, that’s definitely something to leave for God to work out. We see what happens when we try to force things to be magical, there’s usually more fizz than pizzazz. I’ve visualized my future and it’s bright and filled with an abundance of love.

Check the box. 

I’ve finally opened my eyes to see (not just recite in desperation) that God has the perfect idea, plan, place, and time for all things that will take place in my life. The same is true for yours!

Physical death is real in that we leave these shells we call bodies, but we continue to live in another level of existence. Even if you would rather consider an eternal rest as your final point, isn’t there life in resting? So do we fear not being here, or leaving before we’re ready? 

My fear was leaving before I was ready. I’m one of those who want to live well-past the age of 100 so that I might watch,  mentor, teach and learn from many generations to come. Who says that can’t still happen? But if it doesn’t, there’s nothing I can do about that. For just in life I have no genuine power to control when I enter or leave this world. So I decided some time ago that I must let this fear go, cast it away, and relish in every second that God blesses me. This is true for all of our fears.

We must embrace what God has in store for us. Think of all the experiences and adventures ahead of you. We must ask God to fill our cups so that they run over, so that we have more to bless others with. Everything happens when it’s supposed to happen, and as long as you stay out of the way, you will have more blessings than you could ever imagine. 

Thank you for breaking bread with me today, and for walking with me as we addressed some of the fears that haunt and cripple millions of people each day. 

Today cast another fear into the nothingness pit!

Love always,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.16.12

Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. 

Isaiah 40:28 

Pray 
Father since You never grow tired or weary You are always making things happen, watching over Your children, and creating the inconceivable. While I may grow tired, You are the fuel and strength I need to get up each day; to work, study, and be a blessing to others. Father Mother You are the light that destroys darkness, evil, sin, sickness, and disease. You are the love that brings people together to stand up against injustice everywhere for all of Your children. To believe in You is to believe in myself. To doubt You is to doubt myself. So if I doubt myself then I am disrespecting You, because in turn I am also doubting You and Your power. 

I can see clearly that I am in You and You are in me and we can never be separated or incomplete. I will continue to face my fears, laugh through my frustrations, smile in the face of those who despise me, envy me, doubt me, and don’t truly know me. I won’t invest one minute in the realm of negativity. I won’t back up one foot to fear. I won’t hide from challenges. Because none of those actions are representative of You and Your greatness, and since I’m of You, I can’t and I won’t allow myself to live any other way but great. 

Thank You Father. Thank You for loving me enough to patiently wait for me to open my eyes, see, make the decision, and take the first step to living the right way… Your way! To You I give all thanks. Amen.

Reflection
If you are God’s child then why would you not act, behave, speak, think, and live accordingly? Why doubt yourself if God doesn’t doubt Himself? Why be fearful if God fears nothing?

Think back to your childhood before you had fears; before you knew about the boogie man, the danger of heights, that some dogs bite, that there are poisonous plants, snakes and spiders; that there have been reported elevator, train, vehicle, airplane, helicopter, and bus crashes. Think back to the time before you learned about judging people based on their color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, political views, etc. Think back to when you just saw another child and although they looked different than you in your mind there was no difference because they too were just a child. 

Can you remember? 

That was the time you were most loving and forgiving, fearless, most curious, and had a spirit that wanted to know all, see all, experience all, question all, and live each day to the fullest. You didn’t want a nap because you didn’t want to miss out on anything. You didn’t want to go to bed at night because you just knew something exciting happened when you were asleep. 

Where did that child go? Where did that purest form of God’s reflection go? Find that child inside of you. Find that fearless and loving child and walk through life with your head up, back straight, eyes and mind alert, and ready to accept any and all challenges. When you find your inner child let me know so he/she can meet up with mine and they can help to save the world together.

Love,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.13.12

For I will not trust in my bow,
Nor shall my sword save me.

Psalm 44:6

Pray
Thank You Father Mother. I put my trust in You and embrace Your cloak of truth and love. I place my fears in a box then destroy it, and cast the ashes into a pit never to return. I rebuke the negativity in my life and take the stand of walking drama-free from this day on. In Your name I pray. Amen.

Reflection
Trust in Him!

Love,

Natasha

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.12.12

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 

1 John 4:16 

Pray
Father I am committed to removing and blocking out negative thoughts and energy that come from within and those that come from others. As I stomp out negativity I beat down fear. As I beat down fear I clear my mind and my path towards the success You have planned for me. Your love makes all things possible and protects me. I must learn to trust in You more, always, through everything. I must learn that if I don’t master my mind so that I can fully connect to Your Mind, then I will be handcuffed to fear, doubt, indecision, and procrastination. I want to be free Lord. I want to be free in Your love. Blanket me as You show me the way to freedom. In Jesus’ name I pray to You Heavenly Father. Amen.

Reflection
If you want freedom, balance, and a life free of fear, then it starts and ends with you. If you truly desire that life then you must let go, surrender, and let God take over. You must rebuke negativity, even from loved ones. You must tell people to leave their drama outside and offline, and only allow positive people, thinking, speech, and energy circulate in your life. You must not drink of the well of self-pity, doubt, indecision, procrastination, and fear (any fear). 

Negativity always sucks the life and hope out of people if you let it. If you fear poverty you will find your face smack-dab in it. If you fear illness you will eventually become ill. If you fear death you will still find yourself taking that sleep and transitioning to another level of existence, but your fear keeps you from experiencing a rich and full life beforehand. If you fear old age, you will either find yourself never living long enough to become old, or you will grow old without ever truly living. 

Don’t fear poverty, persevere towards gaining and flourishing in wealth. Don’t fear failure, instead strive towards success and gain the strength you need for the times you fall down, so that you can get back up with little effort. Fearing failure may just lead to your repeated failure, as you may begin living a life of constant self-sabotage. Get out of your way. 

Embrace the reality of a life of balance, freedom, and an abundance of wealth (spiritual, emotional, mental, and financial). Surround yourself with positive people, with people who lift you up not tear you down or drain you. Surround yourself with positive people who you want to emulate, not who need you so they can feel better through their self-perpetuated drama. If the phone calls, emails, letters, cards, text messages, and visits from certain people are always with the aim of getting something from you, then consider repositioning or removing these people from your life. 

Love your sister in Christ,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.11.12

And Jesus answered them, Truly I say to you, if you have faith (a firm relying trust) and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, Be taken up and cast into the sea, it will be done”

Matthew 21:21

Pray
Heavenly Father, this prayer and reflection was shared with me today, and it was so fitting and appropriate for what’s going on in my life, and felt that I could share this with Your other children. Thank You for the vision to see this.

“Heavenly Father thank You for Your Word which is life to my spirit. I receive Your strength today and choose to speak to the mountains so I can move forward in the victory You have in store for me in Jesus’ name. Amen.”

Reflection

“Speak to those mountains in your life and declare God’s favor over those situations.” How poetic yet accurate is that statement?!? Declare it and it shall be.

Loving you all!

Natasha

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.10.12

In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, …

1 Peter 1:6-8 

Pray
Father I pray to You this day for strength, discernment, wisdom, and courage to face my challenges and overcome my fears each day. I understand that the trials are to test my faith while making me stronger and braver. I embrace the trials as I do the rewards. Thank You for caring enough about me. Thank You for loving me, guiding me, and guarding me through the darkest of times, and through the deepest valleys and up the steepest mountains. I love You Father. Amen.

Reflection
The hurdles you must climb, the obstacle courses of life you must maneuver around, are necessary for your growth and to measure your faith in God and His Kingdom. We should and must all get to a point where we truly and completely surrender to God, to His will, and to our purpose on this earth. It may come sooner for some of us, later for others, and unfortunately for others it may only come when we take our last breath. 

Strive each day to surrender more of yourself, to allow Him to lead you and provide for you, without you feeling as though you are your own master and must do all, and resolve all issues in your life. All solutions are in front of you, it is up to us to open our real eyes, see them, and seize them. But the only way we can begin to see through our spiritual lens is to let go of some of our human tendencies and weaknesses. 

Love,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.9.12

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 

Romans 8:18 

Pray
Father today just as every day I am thankful for the life You have granted me. Whatever I am going through now, whatever I must endure, will be worth its weight on my shoulders because the glory You will reveal in me will outweigh any suffering that I could ever imagine. Knowing this I am comforted that the cross I bear will be as light as a feather.

 I must focus on living right, doing right, treating others as I would my most beloved person, and working hard to help build Your Kingdom. No matter what someone else does or says against me, the glory within me will always overpower, overshadow, diminish and overcome their negative efforts. This I know is because of You Father, and I humbly thank You. I praise Your name. Amen.

Reflection
No matter what you are going through, no matter how deep or intense the struggles, smile, because God’s glory will be revealed in you and reward you handsomely beyond your comprehension. Live fully, love unconditionally, and laugh as often as you can every single day. Embrace the challenges and do your best to be your best. Loving you all!

Love,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.6.12

I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning. “What is mankind that you make so much of them, that you give them so much attention, that you examine them every morning and test them every moment? Will you never look away from me, or let me alone even for an instant? If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you who sees everything we do? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you? Why do you not pardon my offenses and forgive my sins? For I will soon lie down in the dust; you will search for me, but I will be no more.” 

Job 7:16-21 

Pray
Father never will I feel this way about my life, about You, or about You ruling over me. Father I thank You for Your guidance and protection. I thank You for Your care and concern, for lovingly redirecting my steps when I stray, and for never giving up on me. When times get hard and they always will, I am comforted in knowing that You are there providing a way for me, sending Your angels to help me, and making sure that I’m always protected.

 I thank You for the dreams that help me work through my problems, that provide insight as to where to go and whom to speak with. I thank You for allowing me to dream asleep and awake, to seek bigger and better challenges that will help me to grow and prosper, and for the opportunities to grow beyond where I am right now. I thank You Father for loving me this much and more. Amen.

Reflection
This is the passage, the words, of a person with no hope or faith. Their dreams have been suffocated and choked off by life and the choices they made in it. There is no gratitude for what God has done and is doing in their life, but rather disdain because life was challenging him to his core. Job was wallowing around in self-pity and not realizing the power he was giving to satan. Job was alive yet resented it, he had opportunities yet didn’t see them and didn’t want to look for them, and the true test was whether through it all he would still worship and praise God. 

Through all the ups and downs, ins and outs, disappointments, setbacks and failures, do you give up and say you want to end it all, or do you get on your knees and thank God for giving you the breath and strength you need to wake each day? Yes, bricks are falling on your back, neck and head. Yes, you sometimes fall into quicksand. Yes, sometimes the storm knocks you down and beats upon you. But are you strong enough to endure? Is your belief in God strong enough to understand that no matter what, He is there? 

Do you allow yourself to believe in and give strength to satan who can only exist because God allows him? “It”  has no true dominion over you, you choose to give it strength to create havoc in your life. You give “it” strength and permission to dance before God declaring victory. 

No matter what you are going through someone else in the world has it worse than you, and while you’re wallowing in self-pity they are thanking God for the opportunity for a better and brighter future. Don’t allow anyone or anything to rattle your faith, to make you stop believing and stop relying on God.

I love you all! Have an amazing weekend!

Love,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.5.12

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” 

Ruth 4:13-15 

Pray
Father You are omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent supreme. You are the alpha and omega, and the truth of all. You provide blessings when Your children expect it least, You make paths when all that Your children see are dead-ends. You know the outcome before You bless us with a beginning. I praise You Father. Thank You for all that You have given me and for all that You have set into motion for me to receive. I promise to clear my mind so that I don’t squander any gift You present to me. I love You Father. Amen.

Reflection
Think about this for a moment, Ruth never considered marrying Boaz. She simply wanted to stay with and take care of her mother-in-law Naomi. It was Naomi’s wisdom through God that lovingly convinced Ruth to go to Boaz. From that union birthed a child, Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David. 

Think if Ruth had resisted, had decided instead to leave and go elsewhere. What would have come of David? How would the story and our history evolved? Think of the times you have decided to go against the counsel of a wise person, ignored that small voice in your mind that told you to do something or go somewhere, what plan of God’s did you sabotage?

Children are huge dreamers before adults destroy their imaginative spirits and tell them to start thinking smaller, to start being “realistic”. The huge dreams of a child is exactly where God wants us to be. There is no fear connected with dreaming big and setting goals to attain what we desire. There is fear in thinking small. Naomi allowed her mind to go beyond the present, beyond what she and Ruth currently had, and instead looked at where they could be and what they could have. Naomi was a dreamer. So are the most successful people in the world. They open their minds to what most people would consider the impossible, the inconceivable, and the riskiest. 

Think of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, and others who had big dreams and didn’t stop thinking, pushing, and working.

Naomi lovingly pushed Ruth beyond her fear, beyond her limited thinking, which allowed for her growth and the ability to give birth to the man who would become the grandfather to David. We must realize that our actions and lack thereof impact us and others for generations. The native Americans have a saying that every decision we make today impacts seven generations of the future. So consider the decisions you make each day. Make sound decisions but don’t limit yourself in fear. Allow yourself to dream big and have the intense imagination that you did as a child. Free yourself!

Love,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.4.12

Then I said:
“Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments, let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses. 

Nehemiah 1:5-7 

Pray
Father Mother God, I thank You for Your love, grace and favor. I thank You for sparing us from total destruction–self-imposed, by our enemy, or by Your will. I thank You for Your patience as we Your children learn hard lessons, sometimes struggling and repeating ones that should have only take one attempt. I thank You for not punishing us for our ignorance, arrogance, envy and pride, but lovingly guiding us and pointing us to the right way–Your way. 

I thank You for loving us unconditionally although we place conditions on our relationship with and love for You. Thank You for each day Father, for the sunrises and sunsets, for the winds both cool and hot, for the bodies of water that renew us at first sight and sound, and for the land that we live on. 

Thank You for being our beginning, our end, and everything in between even when we don’t appreciate this gift in whole or part. I honor You Father. I worship only You. I praise Your name and Your presence in my life and the life of my loved ones, but also for being in the life of my enemies. To You I give all thanks. Amen.

Reflection
What does it say that after all we have done and are doing God not only still loves us, but He continues to give us life? Consider how quickly He could reset our clock and wipe out every living being on this planet. All of our money and resources would mean absolutely nothing in the face of mass destruction. True destruction, not those so-called “weapons of mass destruction”. 

While we destroy ourselves and others we never consider the blanket of God’s love that surrounds us each second of our day. He loves us even when we don’t love ourselves. He protects us even when we abandon others. He feeds us even when we refuse to feed another. He blesses us even when we lie, cheat, and steal. 

Is it that we take God’s love for granted? Is it the twisted mindset that convinces us that we can do whatever we want as long as we pray, ask for forgiveness, and appear to atone for our sins? Is it our arrogant belief that we still have tomorrow? Or that God’s really too busy to pay attention to everything we do, say, and think? 

What makes us convince ourselves that emotionally or sexually cheating on our spouse or significant other is acceptable? What makes us accept our betrayal of others but repulsed at being betrayed? 

We have forgotten or not truly learned that although we are God’s children, and His spiritual image and likeness, that we are not God. We are not individual mini-gods running around with the autonomy to make up the rules as we go along. This experience we are having on earth is not about us, it is about our Father Mother and His Kingdom. It is not about our wants, needs, and desires. It’s about Him and serving Him. The sooner we can come together and embrace this reality, the sooner we can truly begin living in harmony. Do your part today and be a blessing to someone! Even a smile and ‘hello’ can be just what someone needs to start their day or end it in a positive way. 

Love,

Natasha 

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.3.12

Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you;
The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

Isaiah 58:8

Pray
Father I believe in the power of positive thinking. I believe in the power of healing. I believe that You have created each of Your children with the ability to heal just as You have designed our bodies to heal naturally. I stand and declare in Your name that I am whole, complete and healed from any and all inflictions.

I stand in Your truth knowing that my loved ones are free from the lie of sickness, disease, pain and injury. You are the source of all healing, growth and restoration. You make the crippled walk, the blind and deaf able to see and hear, the mute to speak, the hurt find themselves in pain no more, and those with so-called mental limitations geniuses in every way.

You are capable of doing anything without a moment in time passing us by.

You are Mind. You are Spirit. You are health. You are Love. You are life. You are Truth. You are Soul. You are All in All.

Let my loved ones see their healing so that they might praise Your name and testify to Your greatness, and the speed of their renewal. In Jesus’ name I praise You Heavenly Father-Mother. Amen.

Reflection
Your mind comes from God. You are His spiritual image and likeness–goodness, love, light, and joy circulating and nestled into our human vessels we call bodies.

There is no medicine or man-created remedy that can heal like God. Remove the fear and doubt and declare your healing and the healing of your loved ones right now this very second.

Say “I am healed, I am whole, I am complete, there is no lack and there are no mistakes. I am God’s child and just as water I am purified in His light and goodness” and then repeat this, saying the name of your loved one who is facing the lie of sickness, disease, pain, or injury.

Declare it as a reality as you would your own name. Who are you? Who’s child are you? If God is 100% and you are a replica of Him then you too are 100%. You must get out of your own way, release your fears to Him, and be free in living a healthy and abundant life.

Embrace your health. Embrace your life. I love you all.

Love always your sister in Christ,

Natasha

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Natasha’s Daily Scripture, Prayer and Reflection for 1.2.12

for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.

Proverbs 2:8 

Pray
Thank You Father for a new day, in this new year 2012. Thank You for all that You have given me. Lord there are days when life seems so cloudy, drab, and dark as challenges mount and there are less people around who can help resolve some of the issues. Father these are the days we are to focus less on us and what we are going through, but rather focus on others and how we can be a blessing to them. 

I give of my time, my skills and resources, and my money until it hurts–and then I give more. Father this year I want to give even more to the world, to Your children. I know that each day You will guard and protect me. I thank You now for the blessings that You have set aside for me. I thank You now for the challenges You will help me to overcome. Whatever I can do to show my thanks please direct me. Amen.

Reflection
Happy new year family! As we take our first steps in 2012 and leave behind 2011 (including the bad habits, toxic relationships, and more) we should consider many things that impact not only our lives but the lives of others.

Most people give in good times, when they are feeling good and are in good financial positions. A great deal of people give with ulterior motives called ‘tax breaks’ or to rack up ‘heaven-admission-pass-points”. But consider the redemption value of giving during your bad times or worst of times. Consider how awesome you will feel helping someone even when you need help the most. 

Is your community in need of volunteers? What community isn’t? Are there people in your community or nearby in need of money, food, clothing, furniture, and skill sets that you can assist? 

You only have $20 would $5 hurt you to give to a person or family in need? How would $8 feel? What about $10? God blesses those that blesses others. I’m not saying go totally broke and become homeless giving your money away. I’m saying be more selfless and less selfish with your resources. I’m saying get past your typical ‘I-will-only-give-$1-because-he’s-probably-going-to-use-it-for-drugs’ mindset and consider thinking of how you can give this person a hand up and not a hand out; provide a much-needed resource so that this person can get one step closer to turning their situation around for the better. Maybe it’s not money, maybe it’s clothing or food, or information about a resource that could be of help to them.

Sometimes being at your low point or lowest point helps you to empathize better with others and see things from a different lens. So consider giving until it hurts and then give some more! An hour of your time could positively change someone’s life.

Loving you all!

Natasha 

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